Very bad Sqeeking

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ADAM06
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My 96 ford explorer 8 cylinder 2 wheel drive with about 140,000 miles makes a horible squeeking noise it has been squeeking for about 4 months now but it seems to have gotten worse, one mechanic said it was my tire rod, one sid it was my a frame bushings, and another said it was my struts. the squeek are made worse by turning the wheel left or right and and when I hit a bump small or big and it is only on the front driver side. What is it?
Oct 8, 2007 at 2:18 PM
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MERLIN2021
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Your truck has shocks not struts, so we can rule that out, But control arm bushings, and ball joints will make sqeaking noises...Upper control arm bushings are a problem on some models...Ford uses a sealed ball joint when the grease is gone, you must replace it! Go to a good front end shop and get it checked, or to Ford!
Oct 8, 2007 at 2:22 PM